• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2005

This study investigated the changes in the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) activities during food restriction in the rat brain such as cerebral cortex, cerebellum, caudate pautamen and hypothalamus. The rats were placed on a restricted feeding schedule consisting of half the ad libitum quantity for 3 days and 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 weeks, and a free feeding schedule for 4 weeks. The loss of body weight peaked after 1 week of food restriction and persisted during the entire 9-week period of food restriction. The dramatic weight change in the first week ($12\%$) and the reduction in weight changes thereafter suggest that major adaptation changes occur early and body maintenance occurs subsequently. In the hypothalamus, the optical densities of the NADPH-d and nNOS immunoreactivities were found to be significantly higher in the 1-week and lower in the 9-week food restricted group than in the ad libitum fed control rats. In contrast, in the cerebral cortex, the optical densities of the NADPH-d- and nNOS-positive neurons were not changed significantly during the period of food restriction. This study provides the morphological evidence showing that food restriction has a significant effect on the nitric oxide synthesizing system of the hypothalamus.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.313-322
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• 2014

난연제 가운데 가장 많이 사용되는 할로겐 함유 난연제는 사용상 환경적인 제한을 받고 있어서 비할로겐타입인 인계에 기초한 난연제가 각광을 받고 있다. 난연제는 수지에 가해지는 경우에 흔히 열분해와 기계적 특성저하를 일으킨다. 물성의 열화를 최소화하고 충분한 난연성을 얻기 위한 시도로 새로운 난연제에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에 있어서는 diaryl alkyl phosphate esters, aromatic phosphate esters 및 phosphonium nitron 난연제 등 세가지 형태의 비할로겐 인계에 기초한 난연제를 합성하여 GC, IR 및 TGA 등으로 합성 및 열적 특성을 확인하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 1988

The yeast gene HOM3 encodes aspartokinase, which catalyses the first step (aspartate to and from beta-aspartyl phosphate) of common pathway to threonine and methionine. The yeast HOM3 gene expression is known to be regulated by threonine and methionine specific control, and also by general control of amino acid biosynthesis. Isolation and characterization of the HOM3 gene are essential for the molecular genetic study on its regulation of expression. A recombinant plasmid pSC3 (15.5kb, vector YCp50) has been cloned into E. coli HB101 from yeast genomic library through their complementing activity of HOM3 mutation in a yeast recipient strain M34-24B. Organization of the plasmid was characterized by delineation of restriction cleavage sites in the insert fragment.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2016

Purpose: Galactose is metabolized to galactose-1-phosphate by galactokinase (GALK), galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT) and UDP-galactose-4-epimerase (GALE), and galactosemia occurs when each enzyme is deficient. In Korea, unlike foreign countries, classic galactosemia is rare and transient galactosemia due to GALK hyperactivity is reported, but studies on frequency, clinical significance, and genetic variation are lacking. In this study, we analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with galactosemia due to GALK hyperactivity. Methods: We investigated 85 patients who had an elevated galactose level in the neonatal screening test without deficiency of enzymes at Department of Pediatrics, Seoul & Bucheon Soonchunhyang University Hospital from January 2008 to June 2016. We investigated the level of galactose, galactose-1-phosphate, GALK and duration of galactose normalization, and analyzed the correlation between GALK elevation and galactose, galactose-1-phosphate and duration of galactose normalization. And the levels of galactose, galactose-1-phosphate, and duration of galactose normalization were compared between the galactose-free formula feeding group and non-feeding group. Results: Mean age of visit was $26.7{\pm}16.1days$. Duration of galactose normalization was $35.3{\pm}20.5days$. Mean galactose level was $18.5{\pm}7.3mg/dL$ in the neonatal screening and follow-up galactose level in serum was $2.3{\pm}5.4mg/dL$. The mean value of galactose-1-phosphate was $6.0{\pm}4.7mg/dL$ and the mean GALK level was $3.84{\pm}1.28{\mu}mol/Hr/gHb$. There was no significant correlation between GALK levels and galactose levels in the neonatal screening test (P=0.351), and we analyzed the correlation between GALK levels and follow-up galactose levels in serum, there was no significant correlation (P=0.101). There was a significant correlation between GALK levels and galactose-1-phosphate (P=0.015), and the correlation between GALK levels and duration of galactose normalization was not statistically significant (P=0.176). 49% of the patients were fed galactose-free formula, and 45% were not. Galactose and galactose-1-phosphate levels in the neonatal screening test were statistically significantly higher (P=0.004, 0.034) in using galactose-free formula group. Duration of galactose normalization was not related to the use of galactose-free formula (P=0.266, 0.249). Conclusion: Galactosemia due to GALK hyperactivity seems to be a temporary phenomenon and may not require galactose restriction. More research is needed on the role of the nuclear protein, racial traits and genetic variations in Korean patients.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.331-340
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• 1995

형태적으로 Aconthamoeba polyphaga로 동정긴 일곱 분리주의 동위효소 profile과 Mitochondria (Mt) DNAangerprint를 비교 분석하였다. 8가지 제한효소(B91 II. Sca I, Cla I, EcoR I, Xba I, Kpa I, Sal I. 및 Sst I)에 의한 Mt DNA fhlgerprint는 주간의 심한 다양성을 나타내었다. B가지 동위효소 (acid phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase 및 glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase)는 주간의 심한 다양성을 나타내었으나 다른 3가지 동위효소(glucose phosphate isomerase, leucine aminopeptidase 및 malatedehydrogenase)는 비슷한 양상으로 나타났다 Ap 주의 동위효소 양상과 Mt DNA fmgerprint는 Jones 주와 동일하였다. Mt DNA fingerprinting은 대식가시아메바 주의 동정과 분리에 매우 유용함을 알았다. Aconthamoeba polvphasa의 우리말 학명을 대식가시아메바로 제안한다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2018

High-power lithium batteries are suitable for equipment with high power output needs, such as for ESS's initial start-up. However, their management cost is increased by the installation of air-conditioning to minimize the risk of explosion due to internal temperature rise and also by a restriction on the number of charge/discharge cycles. High-capacity flow batteries, on the other hand, have many advantages. They can be used for over 20 years due to their low management costs, resulting from no risk of explosion and a high number of charge/discharge cycles. In this paper, we propose an ESS based on hybrid batteries that uses a lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO) at the initial startup and a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) from the end of the transient period, with a bi-directional PCS to operate two batteries with different DC voltage levels and using an efficient energy management control algorithm.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2002

In order to isolate and identify Bifidobacterium spp. that originated in Korea, feces were sampled from healthy Korean adults and children living in three villages, the first having a history of longevity and the other two where the diet did not include fermented milk or any pharmaceutical preparations. Through the use of Gram staining and microscopic examination for cell morphology, 23 bacterial strains presumed to be the Bifidobacterium genus were isolated from the feces of 13 out of a total of 59 Korean people. To identify the Bifidobacterium strains at the genus level, these bacteria were then analyzed by TLC and the fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase (F6PPK) test. The result showed that 22 of the isolated strains were confirmed to be members of the genus Bifidobacterium. All of these bifidobacteria were also identified as Bifidobacterium spp. by the fermentation test. Using a RFLP analysis, an attempt was made to identify the Bifidobacterium spp. that had been isolated from both Korean adults and children. In a genomic Southern blot analysis after digestion with two restriction enzymes (EcoRI, HindIII), all of the 14 randomly selected Korean isolates showed patterns identical to those of three different B. longum species. Another restriction enzyme, CfoI (4-bp recognition enzyme), was then used to identify the strain. Interestingly, all the Korean isolates were identified as B. longum ATCC 15708, indicating that a RFLP analysis was effective for identifying Bifidobacterium spp. at both the strain and species levels.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.140-144
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• 2006

A deoxyriboendonuclease has been purified to near homogeneity from a fast growing mycobacterium species, M. smegmatis and characterized to some extent. The size of enzyme is about 43 kDa as determined by a denaturing gel analysis. It shows optimum activity at $32^{\circ}C$ in Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.2) containing 2.5 mM of $MgCl_2$. Both EDTA and $K^+$ but not $Na^+$ inhibit its activity. Evidences show that the enzyme is not a restriction endonuclease but catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage of both the double- as well as the single-strand DNA non-specifically. It has been shown that the cleavage by this enzyme generates DNA fragments carrying phosphate groups at 5' ends and hydroxyl group at the 3' ends, respectively. Analysis reveals that no endonuclease having size and property identical to our deoxyriboendonuclease had been purified from M. smegmatis before. The property of our enzymes closely matches with the deoxyriboendonucleases purified from diverse sources including bacteria.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.233-240
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• 1994

In this study, it was investigated whether immortalized proximal tubule cells transformed with pRSVT could survive through the numerous passages. Results were as follows: 1. The cells transfected with pRSVT formed rapidly growing, multilayered colonies within 2 weeks in a hormone defined medium. Domes were also observed in some of the cultures. 2. r-glutamyl transpeptidase activity was equivalent to that observed in primary renal proximal tubule cell cultures. 3. Transformed cells with pRSVT form tubules in matrigel following 20 passages. 4. Genomic DNA of transformants was digested with either the restriction enzyme Xba or BamH1. A band of approximately 7.5kb was detected with Xba. Three BamH1 bands were detected at approximately 15 kb, 6.5 kb, and 3 kb.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.199-202
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• 2008

리그닌을 분해하는 백색부후균의 하나인 기계충버섯(Irpex lacteus)은 다양한 난분해성물질에 대한 분해능이 매우 높다. 그러나 이 균은 다양한 배양조건에서도 리그닌 분해효소의 하나인 laccase 활성이 매우 낮다. 난분해성 물질들에 대한 분해능을 향상시키기 위하여 laccase 활성을 증가시키고자 아교버섯의 laccase cDNA를 발현벡터로 구축하여 기계충버섯에 형질전환 방법으로 도입하였다. 항시 발현되는 glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 유전자의 프로모터와 재조합된 laccase 유전자는 생성된 형질전환체에서 배양초기인 생장기에서 강하게 발현되었으며, 생성된 형질전환체가 내분비장애물질의 하나인 비스페놀 A (BPA) 분해능은 물론 에스트로겐 활성 제거에 있어서도 더 우수하였다.